Nose: A huge rush of sweet jammy fruit, ripe plums, loganberries, & blackcurrants. Gentle hints of rosemary, delicate red roses, plump sultanas, maple syrup, pecans, & brazil nuts. Light notes of peppery celeriac, fresh ginger, & cacao. Palate: An initial rush of raspberry jam quickly becomes a lovely slice of fruitcake full of plump dates & walnuts. Finish: Warming, but leading seamlessly into a tangy, prickly, black pepper spice that develops into a gentle smokey, finish of astringent black tea & oak. Overall: Rose-tinted memories of tots previously enjoyed will add anticipation to the first sip. A sip that doesnt fail to disappoint, & that surely leads to another. You may be forced to put the bottle out of reach to ration the pleasure for another day. Foursquare Dtente represents the latest release from Foursquare Distillery, Barbados. The fourteenth bottling (Mark XIV) in the Exceptional Cask Selection, continuing the Rare series that has featured the award-winning, critically acclaimed Premise, Zinfandel Cask, & Port Cask. Dtente will surely trigger memories of great fondness with those who have followed Foursquare for some time now, as the blend features ex-port cask as a part of the maturation bill. The Port Cask release launched a great many people on their Rum journey, & bottles are highly sought after at spirits auctions. This release is a Single Blended Rum, in that it is a blend of Rums distilled in the copper double retort pot still & the continuous twin column still of Foursquare Distillery. More specifically, Dtente is a blend of single & double maturations: Ten year old ex-bourbon cask Rum, blended with four year old ex-bourbon cask Rum that has been given a second maturation for six years in old ex-port casks. This careful maturation & blending results in a complexity that will captivate both novice & those who have come to expect excellence from the team at Foursquare Distillery.